Virginia high school students take center stage for Black History Month celebration
High school students in Alexandria, Va., honor Black history with art, dance and theater.
Education
Low-performing schools in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County show improvement with NC's 'Restart' model
Three Winston-Salem/Forsyth County schools have come off the low-performing list after adopting a state model of reform called “Restart.” Three more schools in the district are now applying to do the same.
A half-century later, students at the University of Mississippi reckon with the past
University of Mississippi students meet members of the school's Black Student Union from 1970. They were jailed and expelled from Ole Miss for protesting token integration.
Tuition will be free at a New York City medical school thanks to a $1 billion gift
Ruth Gottesman is a professor emerita of pediatrics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City. Gottesman's late husband, David, left the money to her upon his death.
Thanks to a $1 billion gift, tuition will be free at a New York City medical school
Students at Albert Einstein College of Medicine won't have to pay tuition after the school received a $1 billion gift. Ruth Gottesman made the donation using money left to her by her late husband.
California universities provide free abortion pills by law. Their students don't know
Why some California public universities are not making it better known that they now provide free medication abortion pills to students.
How one middle school in New Mexico is teaching kids about the world through opera
An Albuquerque, N.M., middle school is using opera to teach students about issues like immigration and climate change.
University of Mississippi Black students compare campus life of today and 1970
University of Mississippi students meet members of the school's Black Student Union who were jailed in 1970 for protesting token integration, comparing their demands back then to campus life today.
New website aims to empower Winston-Salem's Hispanic community
A new website called Proyecto Mariposa aims to be an online hub for Winston-Salem’s Hispanic community.
Also known as the Butterfly Project, the site launched on February 1. It consolidates news, calendar events, job offerings and other resources into a one-stop hub for the region’s Latino community.
Howard University's ice skating team is set to make history this weekend
Two Howard University students have formed the first figure skating team at an HBCU. The team makes its competition debut this weekend.